Influence Helper

Use the Influence Helper to soft select vertices and apply proximity-based falloffs to effects.

• Create panel > (Helpers) > Standard > Object Type rollout > Influence button

Influence Helper shown selecting vertices to create an effect used in an animation of a cartoon train. The inner gizmo is applying maximum influence to all vertices inside while the outer gizmo gradually tapers the effect off.

Interface

On

Enables the helper's effect.

Near

Sets the starting distance of the effect. Click the color swatch to select a new color for the associated gizmo, if desired.

Show

Displays the Near gizmo in the viewport.

Far

Sets the farthest distance of the effect. Click the color swatch to select a new color for the associated gizmo, if desired.

Show

Displays the Far gizmo in the viewport.

Falloff

Sets the type of falloff curve: either Linear, Smooth or Smoother.

Invert

Inverts the falloff value.

Apply Bias

Applies a bias amount to the falloff curve.

Amount

Sets the amount of bias to apply to the falloff curve.

Only When Selected

When enabled, only applies the bias to targets that fall within the selection area.